The phrase "argument for something" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a rationale or reasoning in support of a particular idea, position, or action.
Example: "The argument for renewable energy sources is becoming increasingly compelling as we face climate change."
Alternatives: "case for something" or "justification for something".
The best Inaugural Addresses make an argument for something.
First, Jones writes, people would be well advised to remember that an argument against one thing cannot necessarily be interpreted as an argument for something else.
But two new restaurants make a convincing argument for something bigger: a coherent regional cuisine, drawing on the countries' colonial past and overlaying it with the southern European and Asian influences of postwar migration.
The argument for something more fundamental is that, in a practice that is a long way from best, many of these things are not being done, despite the fact that it has long been clear that they should be.Reviews can be sloppy and incomplete.
This is the argument for something like Karisma Kidz, and its efforts to appeal to children's love of games and virtual worlds, then help them to recognise the early signs of that problem, and what they can start to do about it.
A Foundation's Myssion to Spotlight Self-Taught Southern Black Artists.
There is sufficient evidence from tolls, rents, taxes, riots, and famines to justify arguments for something more dire than a downturn in economic activity.
I'm merely suggesting that in our arguments FOR something, we should not invalidate or belittle the personal history of the person fighting against.
And the concern that your action will topple someone over the edge is actually the strongest argument for doing something.
Be more dogmatic, the argument goes, stand for something, and you will grow as a parish or diocese or denomination.
